I haven't really looked at the pics that hard yet but 2 things stand out very very quickly.

1 - Theres only one buff and you see it in one pic and then maybe the owner in the next. Looks like Kim is wearing the blue buff.

2 - The "tribe" flag doesnt have a name on it.

So this leads me to believe that they are not in tribes in the beginning, but even if they were one tribe would they not have a name?

hmmmm maybe MB is up to tricks again by removing the buffs and the name from the tribal flag???

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Aras the first person to try to meditate fire.......... "Just a little longer guys................. ? you feel the energy now................?? what about now?? ........................................................now???"

so should we assume that Kim makes it through the "one tribe" protion of the game? Or is MB gonna play Pick a buff every challenge???

So now we know 2 people dont make it to the first vote.

I am a little upset that there is not a tribe name. But I have a theory for that . . . ok so they get there and either 2 people quit or get the early shaft. . . . then you go to tribal council with 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow. After Probst takes 8 to 10 hours arranging that many votes then takes 3 hours to read these 18 votes in dramatic SURVIVOR fashion during the vote Probst hyperventilates and Hatch steps in to take the reigns. ok so yea i dont really think that will happy with good ole Jeffy but hey i figured id add some drama in there. So now we are down to 17, another 3 days with another individual challenge and another tribal gets us to 16. Then Jeff divides the camps into tribes in an interesting way im sure. So two tribes of 8 (brown and blue) then its normal SURVIVOR till we merge back to Green ( notice the flag in the vidcaps) as the remerge tribefor the finish. Should be interesting when they merger again since they will have some history.

Ok I just noticed that its not 2 dont make it to the first vote 2 dont make it to the first challenge??? So if theres no challege they cant be eliminated in a race or test that would qualify as a challenge. So maybe immediate councils with no immunity, quiters, or a rumor is that they have to find there way to the challenge, hence the "lost" twist. Some people are saying that they think they just dont make it or quit but reaing the MB artice below he states it was a planned thing and that two major personalities are going to leave the game early.Screen caps on the walk with Jeff don't seem to show Willard or Jolanda so there my early pics for pre challenge elminatees.

Aras the first person to try to meditate fire.......... "Just a little longer guys................. ? you feel the energy now................?? what about now?? ........................................................now???"

looks like they are abandoned with the clothes on their back..ala Pearl Islands. Shoudl be intersting if they are all one tribe how do they do the challenges? Draw nubmers each cahllenge to see who you compete with? Individual immunity from the start? Or do they get to the first challenge and get divided up. If they are all one tribe the reward challenges do nto mean as much if you are bringing the items back to one tribe.

In one shot Bobby Jon is using a machete and he still looks clean shaven. Plus there are several shots of people drinking coconuts. So, they atleast have something to chop with, but maybe they don't have a water hole or knowledge of it.

How can they do a reward challenge with only one tribe? One person can't win flint and keep the fire to themselves. Maybe the winner is given water and is not allowed to share. :\/

CJ very good insight. I was thinking the same thing, they have to make their way to the challenge and last two there are out.

January 13, 2005 Survivor fans, ready? The 10th installment of CBS' addictive reality series debuts this February in the islands of Palau, and promises to be nothing like you've ever seen! Tonight on ET, meet the brave new contestants who'll get completely "lost" in the jungle.

"Survivor: Palau" will switch things up a bit, as the 20 castaways are left literally stranded on the incredible islands ... with nothing! No rice or blankets this time out.

That said, the word is that by the end of the first show -- three campers will jump ship. And the saucy survivors are ...

Known as the "eighth wonder of the world," the Palau islands are east of the Phillippines, and a stunning location with dense jungles and incredible underwater life, which includes sharks and crocodiles, naturally.

I still feel very strongly that there will be at least one quitter this season. Probst was TOO pissed at the finale when he ,and the comment about don't bother auditioning if you are going to quit, or something very similar to that. SOMETHING had to have happened. I mean, after Osten, then Sue and Jenna (although HER I completely understand), there wasn't that big of a deal. Maybe the quitter(s) are the extra 2 people in the first ep. that don't make it to tribal. Dunno. So we are waiting on Feb 17?

"Survivor Palau " Finale to be Broadcast on a Special Night Sunday May 15

The Sunday Night Finale Will Be Followed By A Live One Hour Reunion Show From New York City Featuring The Castaways Together For The First Time Since Being In Palau

Survivor Palau takes place amid the 83 islands located just north of the equator in the remote waters of the Pacific where significant battles of World War II took place. These islands and surrounding blue waters are home to historic ship and plane wrecks from the war’s "Pacific Theater." It is here 20 new castaways will attempt to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast and ultimately win the $1 million prize.

SURVIVOR: PALAU 's finale will be broadcast on a special night, Sunday, May 15 ( 8:00-10:00 PM , ET/PT). Immediately following, Jeff Probst will host a Live Reunion Show (10:00-11:00 , ET, tape delayed PT) from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City . The reunion show will be the first time all 20 castaways will be together again since being in Palau